| Posted by: Lemonde - 17 June 2020 11:26:08 |
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| Hello My Windows 10 PC is permanently using 100% disk performance: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/disk100perc.png]Windows 10 Disk 100% Activity Constantly[/img] What can I do? nothing in the list appears to be requesting that much throughput??? |
| Posted by: sirclesadmin - 17 June 2020 13:35:46 |
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| If you have been into [Windows Button] + R and typed msconfig [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/msconfig.png]run msconfig [/img] and opened the msconfig app on the 'services' pane: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/ms-services.png]msconfig services pane[/img] Tick the 'Hide all Microsoft services' box and click the [i]Disable all[/i] button. Click [i]apply.[/i] Now open a Windows Folder and right click on the 'This PC' icon and choose [i]Properties:[/i] [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/this-pc.png]right click 'this pc'[/img] You will see the 'System' page from Control Panel: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/system.png]system screen[/img] You want to click the [i]Advanced System Settings[/i] button marked above. Now, once you have confirmed administrative rights, or entered the administrative credentials, on the next screen, select the [i]Settings[/i] button in the top section, performance: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/performance.png]system properties[/img] On the next page, go to the 'advanced' tab: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/performance-options.png]performance options[/img] And select the [i]Change[/i] button under the [i]Virtual Memory[/i] section. Click to select the [i]No paging file[/i] option, and then click the [i]Set[/i] button to make it so. Now choose OK/Close in all of the boxes and restart the PC. See if this makes an improvement. |
| Posted by: Lemonde - 17 June 2020 13:40:24 |
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Still almost as bad - now around 90% most of the time.
Seeing this error:
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-AppReadiness/Admin
Source: Microsoft-Windows-AppReadiness
Date: 6/17/2020 12:49:08 PM
Event ID: 214
Task Category: (1)
Level: Error
Keywords: (2)
User: SYSTEM
Computer: David-PC
Description:
'Microsoft.WindowsPhone_8wekyb3d8bbwe' install failed for Victim. Error: 'Package failed updates, dependency or conflict validation.' (65.8354027 seconds)
Event Xml:
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| Posted by: sirclesadmin - 17 June 2020 14:46:33 |
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| Press [Windows Button] + R for RUN Enter services.msc and press [Enter] Find Windows Update and double click: [img=https://www.sircles.net/downloads/wu.png]Windows Update Server Applet[/img] Change the start-up type to disabled, using the drop-down list. Click [i]Apply[/i] Restart the PC. Now when restarted, go to c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution Highlight the [i]Downloads[/i] folder and hold down the [Shift] key and press [Delete] This will permanently delete the downloads folder rather than sending it to the [i]Recycle Bin[/i] Now go back to the services screen, just as you did before, using the above instructions and find the same service again. Change the start-up back to [i]Automatic[/i] and press [i]Apply[/i] Now click [i]Start[/i] It will download some updates again, but after that it should calm down. If it does not, go back to the beginning of this post and disable the Windows Update service permanently (this is a dangerous choice and should only be used as a last resort.) |
| Posted by: Lemonde - 18 June 2020 22:07:11 |
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| The Windows Update part solved it, the paging file thing made no difference, even putting it on another disk. Many thanks for your help, will recommend. |